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Wonder if Becker can fix him.

He's been on record saying Kygrios can have it all.

 

[oti]

Estrella Burgos seems like a party. Now I want him to win.

 

[fisheyes]

I like most of the tennis players on the tour but those two young aussies can fuck off. What a disgrace.

Sorry m8s.

I don't think too many Aussies disagree really.


To be fair though, Tomic seems to be a little bit less of a dick now though, or maybe that is just because Kygrios is on just a whole other level of floggery that he makes other wankers seem tame?

 

[Anticol]

Not an Aussie but I've been living in Australia for the last 5 years, and I'm so glad kyrgios lost, thank god.

 

[Diprosalic]

I don't think too many Aussies disagree really.


To be fair though, Tomic seems to be a little bit less of a dick now though, or maybe that is just because Kygrios is on just a whole other level of floggery that he makes other wankers seem tame?

i honestly don't know as i have stopped paying any attention to them.

Tomic is also dangerously close to moving on from "he's still so young" to "why hasn't he won anything yet?".

 

[Stop It]

Evans/Cilic is one of those games where someone who ought to be swept away is playing the game of their life. Even if Evans doesn't eventually win, he's got a lot to be proud of here.

He's turned his game around these last couple of years.

Nearly into the top 50 (Sure to get there now) and isn't afraid to play the big guns like he was in the past. Obviously Evans will never be a Murray but I see a semi final or two in him. Great to see him get to the 3rd round.

Hopefully Murray hasn't screwed his ankle too badly in his match. Hoping to see him win the Aussie Open to really cement his #1 ranking.

 

[fisheyes]

i honestly don't know as i have stopped paying any attention to them.

Tomic is also dangerously close to moving on from "he's still so young" to "why hasn't he won anything yet?".

Unfortunately there's no way to avoid hearing about the two of them here.

I don't think Tomic will ever win anything substantial anyway.

 

[AdventureRacing]

i honestly don't know as i have stopped paying any attention to them.

Tomic is also dangerously close to moving on from "he's still so young" to "why hasn't he won anything yet?".

I don't think Tomic is going to win anything. Kyrgios on the other hand has a higher ceiling and is much more likely to win slams even if he doesn't get his act together.

 

[CLaddyOnFire]

Oh god Roger and Berdych in the 3rd round. Roger has historically had trouble with him, and it's so early on in the tournament that he isn't going to be playing his best tennis. If he wants to make a deep run he'll have to play his Quarters/Semis/Finals level of tennis and try to win it without going 5.

 

[killer_clank]

I can't see anyway Federer gets past Berdych Nishikori and Murray but if he does get past the first two I could see him somehow winning because Murray is awful against Federer recently (though tbf they haven't really played very much)

 

[Niraj]

Istomin has been pretty solid this set. Definitely has had some chances.

 

[MIMIC]

Istomin playing well

Spoiler

unfortunately

 

[Randy Monk]

Istomin playing well

Spoiler

unfortunately

Go Istomin Go!!!!

Lets see if he can sustain it

 

[darkwing]

Estrella Burgos seems like a party. Now I want him to win.

he's a fun guy to watch, too bad he lost :/

 

[Niraj]

Good stuff.

 

[nitronite]

How is it that the world no. 117 gets louder cheers than the world no. 2?

 

[perfectchaos007]

How is it that the world no. 117 gets louder cheers than the world no. 2?

Because Istomin is playing well and the crowd wants to be a part of an historic upset.

 

[Randy Monk]

I don't think Tomic is going to win anything. Kyrgios on the other hand has a higher ceiling and is much more likely to win slams even if he doesn't get his act together.

Tinman Tomic won't win any major tournaments, thats a given

Krazy Kyrios has the tools to win but he needs to grow up fast. The way he capitulated against Seppi tells me he is far too mentally weak to sustain a deep run in the majors.

 

[nitronite]

Because Istomin is playing well and the crowd wants to be a part of an historic upset.

I get that. It's just I doubt something like that would ever happen with say Roger Federer at Wimbledon, his most comparable slam to Djokovic's Australian Open. Maybe against Dan Evans, but that was a very unique situation.

edit: Good hold from Djokovic. Will Istomin fold now after having had set points?

 

[perfectchaos007]

Djokovic just saved 2 set points

 

[nitronite]

And he breaks.

 

[Niraj]

Guessing it'll be a quick couple sets if Istomin doesn't break back here, which I don't expect.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Wow Djokovic had to save 2 set points in the 2nd set, but he wins it to even the score at 1 set a piece in this match

 

[AdventureRacing]

I get that. It's just I doubt something like that would ever happen with say Roger Federer at Wimbledon, his most comparable slam to Djokovic's Australian Open. Maybe against Dan Evans, but that was a very unique situation.

edit: Good hold from Djokovic. Will Istomin fold now after having had set points?

Federer is just extremely popular. No other player compares to him in terms of being a crowd favourite. Even then fans love a good upset and want to cheer for the underdog.

 

[nitronite]

Bad game from Djokovic that and Istomin breaks back.

 

[perfectchaos007]

looks like this may go 5. Djokovic looks a half step slow. Perhaps he consumed a milligram of gluten before the match.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Can't help but feel like istomen missed his chance to win the set. Would be fun to see a 5th even if Novak is likely to walk over him.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Well there you go lol.

 

[perfectchaos007]

This will definitely delay the Serena match

 

[perfectchaos007]

Istomin up a break in the 5th. He's really taking it to Djokovic

 

[nitronite]

Istomin up a break in the 5th. He's really taking it to Djokovic

Definitely thought he would either fade away or that Djokovic would step up. Intriguing match this.

 

[JBwB]

Wow Istomin redlining against Djokovic.

He may actually lose lol.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Istomin just needs to hold serve twice more and he wins

 

[Randy Monk]

Istomin just needs to hold serve twice more and he wins

1 more.

 

[Kotetsu534]

Federer is just extremely popular. No other player compares to him in terms of being a crowd favourite. Even then fans love a good upset and want to cheer for the underdog.

Yes, even with Federer being probably the most loved player ever, there was plenty of support for Sergiy Stakhovsky when he upset him in R2 in 2013.

 

[perfectchaos007]

1 more.

yep

 

[perfectchaos007]

Here we go. Istomin serving for the match. Lets see what he's made of

 

[JBwB]

Biggest hold of his career here. Let's see if he can pull it off and win.

 

[one_kill]

Just one more

What an upset

 

[dno_1966]

woah!

 

[JBwB]

Wow. Just wow.

Props Istomin.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Great win by Istomin. Questions about Djokovic' personal life may pop back up now that he's struggling again. Istomin really played well though and deserved to win.

 

[Sax Russel]

\o/

McDavid with the OT goal to win with 3s left and this. I sleep well tonight.

 

[darkwing]

sublime play by Istomin

 

[Randy Monk]

OMG!!! One of the biggest upsets ever

Well done Dennis

 

[Kobe24]

djokovic is finished. biggest upset ever

 

[nitronite]

Wow, can't believe it actually happened!

 

[scarlet]

So, congrats Raonic or Murray?

 

[autumnleaf]

Yessss. C'mon Murray!

 

[killer_clank]

Literally incredible scenes.